Gretchen Ritter
| Gretchen Ritter | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater |
Cornell University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Academic administrator |
| Employer | Cornell University |
Gretchen Ritter is an American academic administrator. She is the Harold Tanner dean of the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, and the author of two books.
Early life
Gretchen Ritter grew up in New York.[1] A "third-generation Cornellian", she graduated from Cornell University in 1983.[1] She later earned a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Career
Ritter taught at MIT, Princeton University and Harvard University.[2][3] She was a professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin from 1992 to 2013.[1] She was the director of UT Austin's Center for Women's and Gender Studies from 2004 to 2009, and the vice provost for undergraduate education and faculty governance from 2009 to 2013.[1] Since August 1, 2013, she has served as the Harold Tanner[4] dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University.[5]
Ritter is the author of two books.
Works
- Ritter, Gretchen (1997). Goldbugs and Greenbacks: The Antimonopoly Tradition and the Politics of Finance in America, 1865–1896. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521653923. OCLC 181692643.
- Ritter, Gretchen (2006). The Constitution as Social Design: Gender and Civic Membership in the American Constitutional Order. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804754385. OCLC 654816215.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Aloi, Daniel (April 11, 2013). "Gretchen Ritter '83 named dean of Arts and Sciences". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Cornell arts and sciences dean: Colleges must foster good citizenship". The Washington Post. March 20, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ Guajardo, Gaby (April 11, 2013). "UT Vice Provost Accepts Position at Cornell". The Alcade. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ "College Leadership". The College of Arts & Science. Cornell University. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ "CU college names first female dean". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. April 13, 2013. p. A4. Retrieved November 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).